578 Report on the Exhibition of Live-Stock at Derby. 
The first prize, No. 602, " Vixen," exhibiteri and bred by John Cardus, Town 
Hill, West End, Southampton, was 11 months old, having a beautiful head, 
fine horns, rich yellow ears, a well-shaped body, the skin also yellow and 
silky to the touch, and the escutcheon extending on the thighs well up to the 
tail. The second prize. No. 599, " Gulnare," exhibited and bred by George 
Simpson, Wray Park, Reigate, Surrey, was 12 months old, showing great 
promise, head fine, horns thin, a well-shaped body, yellow skin, and excellent 
escutcheon. Reserve number and highly commended, No. 601, " Goldylocks," 
exhibited and bred by John Cardus, Town Hill, West End, Southampton, 
was 11 months old, and in comparison with the prize-winners showed ex- 
cellent points of quality. The remaining four animals were thought good 
enough to enable us to highly commend the whole class. 
Guernsey Cattle. 
The total number of entries in the three classes were 14 : bulls 5, cows and 
heifers 9 ; of these 5 were absent. 
Class 81. Bulls above One Year old. — In this class there were 5 entries, but 
only 3 animals came into the ring, 2 being absent. The first prize, No. 611, 
*' Duke of Devon," exhibited and bred by John Richard Newbury, Hill Burton, 
Heavitree, Exeter, Devon, was 1 year and 7 months old, with a good head, 
yellow horn, and excellent quality. The second prize. No. 612, " Squire of 
Les Vauxbelets," exhibited and bred by James James, Les Vauxbelets, 
Guernsey, was 3 years and 8 months old, a handsome well-shaped bull, 
with general good points of excellence. Reserve number and highly com- 
mended. No. 613, " Billy," exhibited by W. Wingate Saul, M.D., Fenton 
Cawtliorne House, Lancaster, and bred by J. De Geris, Vrais, St. Peter's, 
Guernsey, was 3 years and 10 months old, showing all the rich qualities of 
the breed, but very massive. 
i Class 82. Cows in-Calf or in-Millc above Three Years old. — In this class 
there were 5 entries, but only 3 animals came into the ring, 2 being absent. 
The first prize. No. 618, " Lady Emily Foley 2nd," exhibited by James James, 
Les Vauxbelets, Guernsey, and bred by W. M. Jones, La Marcherie, Guernsey, 
was 4 years and 1 month old, with a fine blood-like head, deep body, and a 
most extraordinary large square bag with the teats squarely set on ; in all 
resjiects this animal possessed the qualities of a good dairy cow. The second 
prize, No. 617, " Valentine 3rd," was exhibited and bred by the same owner 
as the first-j)rize cow. The reserve number and highly commended. No. 616, 
"Florence 2iid," was also exhibited by James James, and bred by W. M. 
Jones, the same brteJer as the first-prize cow. The last two animals were 
very good specimens of the breed, but not shown in the same profit as the 
wonderful first-prize cow. 
Class 83. Heifers not exceeding Three Years old. — In this class there were 
4 entries, but 3 animals came into the ring, one being absent. The first prize, 
No. 622, " Wild Eyes 2nd," exhibited and bred by James James, Les Vaux- 
belets, Guernsey, was 1 year and 10 months old, showing all the good 
qualities of the breed for dairy purposes. The second prize. No. 621, 
■" Dairymaid 2ud, of Les Vauxbtdets," exhibited and bred by James James, 
the same as the first prize, was 1 year and 10 months old. Reserve number 
and commended, No. 620, " Rosebud 4th, of Les Vauxbelets," also exhibited 
and bred by James James, the same as above, was 1 year and 11 months 
old. The last animals had no particular merit beyond being true to the tyjie 
and character of the breed. 
It is necessaiy to notice that in the above three classes for Guernsey cattle 
there were only three animals in each class to compete for the 75L ottered in 
prizes, and that 501. of this money was taken by 5 animals exhibited by 
James James, of Les Vauxbelets, Guernsey. 
